31st March 1836

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Captain Fitzroy’s Journal On the 31st were in much doubt whether they [Southern Keeling or Cocos Isd] lay eastward or to the west of us. Th...

27th to 31st March 1836

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Captain Fitzroy’s Journal From the 27th to the 30th we had a severe gale of wind, when near the situation of those remote isles [Southern Ke...

13th March 1836

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King George's Sound Our departure was delayed by strong winds & cloudy weather until this day. Since leaving England I do not think ...

10th March 1836

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Captain Fitzroy’s Journal During our stay at this place we caught plenty of fish, of twenty different kinds, with a seine; yet with such an ...

9th March 1836

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King George's Sound One day I accompanied Capt. FitzRoy to Bald head; this is the spot mentioned by so many navigators, where some have ...

8th March 1836

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King George's Sound During the two first days after our arrival, there happened to be a large tribe called the White Coccatoo men, who c...

7th March 1836

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King George's Sound The settlement consist of from 30–40 small white washed cottages, which are scattered on the side of a bank & a...

6th March 1836

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King George's Sound (Western Australia) In the evening came to an anchor in the mouth of the inner harbor of King Georges Sound. Our pas...

19th February 1836

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Syms Covington Journal Doubled the southwest cape of Van Diemens land. Here we felt the cold.

17th February 1836

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Hobart The Beagle stood out with a fair wind on her passage to K. George's Sound. The Gun-room officers gave a passage to England to Mr...

16th February 1836

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[Modern New Norfolk] The weather has been cloudy, which has prolonged our stay beyond what was expected. I went this day in a Stage Coach t...

12th - 15th February 1836

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Hobart I had been introduced [to] Mr Frankland, the Surveyor General, & during these days I was much in his Society. — He took me two ve...

11th February 1836

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Hobart I ascended Mount Wellington. I made the attempt the day before, but from the thickness of the wood failed. — I took with me this time...

7th - 10th February 1836

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Tasmania During these days I took some long pleasant walks examining the geology of the country. The climate here is damper than in New S. ...